The School's on Fire!: A True Story of Bravery, Tragedy, and Determination

by Rebecca C. Jones

Book Overview

The School's on Fire follows the path of the December 1958 fire that killed 92 kids and 3 teachers at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago and changed fire safety laws forever.

Recounted in a fast-paced, blow-by-blow and classroom-by-classroom narrative, the tragedy is made accessible to kids by focusing on the survivors' stories of courage, quick thinking, and luck. Informed by interviews with survivors and including a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897332180
• ISBN13: 9780897332187
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7